The insistence from league sources is that the Nets are looking for another scorer off the bench. And while team brass adamantly maintain there is no search beyond normal, every-day NBA discussions, the Nets may have found an additional source of offense: long-range shooting. The Nets recently have buried opponents with threes.

“We hold periodic meetings regarding our roster,” said Nets president Rod Thorn. “But our feeling is our guys are playing well and to add a mediocre player is not something we’d want to do. I really don’t anticipate doing anything.”

Sources claimed that once the season started and the Nets realized they had something going, the usually close eye on available help became more attentive, seeking a shooting guard or a scoring forward. The consensus is the Nets have not targeted any individual, but the antenna is fully extended.

What might they seek? Someone resembling one of Miami’s veteran cast of Jim Jackson, LaPhonso Ellis or Chris Gatling (they are only examples, not targets). They don’t want to upset a chemistry that has been undeniably strong for more offense.

In the last six games, the Nets have nailed 49-of-110 three-pointattempts (averages of 8.2 makes, 18.3 attempts). That includes a team-record 14 trifectas against the Knicks in the 114-96 wipeout Sunday.

“We’ve been shooting the ball a lot better,” said Byron Scott, who loves the three, his weapon of choice as a player. “If Kerry’s shooting threes and Lucious is shooting threes and J. Kidd is making threes and Keith is, yeah, I want us to take those shots. Those shots are always the ones that break the camel’s back and our guys have been knocking them down on a consistent basis.”

Against the Knicks, the Nets watched a defense try to double Kenyon Martin low. So they spaced the floor in superb fashion, moved the ball even better and buried 14-of-24 treys.

“We were out there knowing we were going to get open shots. When you know you’re going to get open shots from a certain spot, it’s much easier to shoot than when it comes as a surprise,” Van Horn said.

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Kerry Kittles received treatment yesterday on the left ankle he turned against the Knicks. His status is day-to-day.